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West Virginia State Police Charged: Jesse A. Charnik, 36, LaBelle, Pa., fugitive from justice, Saturday. Charged: Bruce McCarty, 43, 609 Allegheny St., Follansbee, driving while suspended for driving under the influence and no inspection, Friday. Wellsburg Police Charged: Rodney L. Lancaster, 59, and Tammy Lancaster, 57, both of 1617 Marianna St., both for domestic battery, Friday. Brooke County Sheriff Charged: Joseph R. Maderia Jr., 30, 226 Denese Drive, Weirton, fleeing with reckless indifference for others’ safety, Sunday. Steubenville Police No shelter: A man ...

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Stella Adriano, Mingo Junction Michelle Fouts, Toronto Irma Straka, Toronto

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Steubenville Police Business struck: A vehicle drifted into the Taco Bell storefront, damaging the northeast corner of the building, Sunday. The motorist told police she pulled into a parking space and went inside to use the restroom and “must have left her vehicle in gear” and it drifted backward into the front of the building. Drink it off: A couple in the 1400 block of Maryland Avenue was arguing, Saturday. The male told police he wanted his girlfriend to “go home and go to sleep due to (her) being intoxicated,” which police said was “apparent,” Saturday. The male ...

Today’s birthdays

Joseph Pinkerton, Wintersville David M. Turentine, 80, Follansbee

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Steubenville Police Acting out: A city resident is facing multiple charges after she allegedly tried to outrun police in the 200 block of North Seventh Street, Thursday. Police said Samantha Cremeans, 832 South St., was charged with possession of drugs, tampering with evidence and escape, all felonies, after a foot chase, during which they reported seeing her allegedly toss items over a fence running parallel to Washington Street. Police said they subsequently recovered a lighter and a “small, white rock-like substance” believed to be cocaine and said Cremeans told them she’d ...

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West Virginia State Police Charged; Luke L. Clark, 30, 406 Coss Road, Wellsburg, domestic battery, deprivation of emergency services and providing false information to an officer, Monday, for allegedly pinning a woman known to him onto the floor and preventing her from calling for her help. Steubenville Police Con artist: An animal welfare check was requested at a property in the 2000 block of Eve Drive after callers complained about their living conditions, Wednesday. Police said no one came to the door, but they didn’t hear any animals inside the residence, and there were no ...